Urify (module for Omeka S)

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Urify is a module for Omeka S that allows to check and update references to the external list of authorities managed by the module Value Suggest, for example IdRef, in particular for authors and subjects.

It does a search and list all the matching possibilities, allowing to replace an existing uri or to choose a new one for each literal value.

The module [Bulk Edit] does the same automatically when there is only one response from the endpoints. This module allows to check manually the matching results.

Here is a live example:

example of urify matching

Installation

See general end user documentation for installing a module.

This module requires the modules Common and Value Suggest, that should be installed first.

The module uses an external library, so use the release zip to install it, or use and init the source.

From the zip

Download the last release Urify.zip from the list of releases, and uncompress it in the modules directory.

From the source and for development

If the module was installed from the source, rename the name of the folder of the module to Urify, go to the root of the module, and run:

composer install --no-dev

Then install it like any other Omeka module and follow the config instructions.

Usage

Go to the page Urify via the link in the left sidebar, fill the form and check the results.

TODO

[ ] Don't limit to IdRef, but to all ValueSuggest data.
[ ] Implement other modes of Bulk Edit: reset and re-fill labels and uris.
[ ] Include properties for querying.
[ ] Clean label (for example without birth date) or set a format to convert.
[ ] Implement an over-interface to manage urify + more infos.
[ ] Implement format of label, not always main title, but with meta mapper.

Warning

Use it at your own risk.

It’s always recommended to backup your files and your databases and to check your archives regularly so you can roll back if needed.

# database dump example
mysqldump -u omeka -p omeka | gzip > "omeka.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).sql.gz"

Troubleshooting

See online issues on the module issues page on GitLab.

License

This module is published under the CeCILL v2.1 license, compatible with GNU/GPL and approved by FSF and OSI.

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Copyright

This module was designed for the digital library Manioc of the Université des Antilles et de la Guyane.